Vendor Killed By Car

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FORT LAUDERDALE -- A newspaper vendor was struck by a car on Sunday morning at West Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest Ninth Avenue and died several hours later, fire officials said.

The victim was identified as Robert Walker, 62, of Fort Lauderdale. He had been selling the Sun-Sentinel as an independent contractor for about seven months, a spokesman for the newspaper said.

Firefighters responding to the accident at 6:40 a.m. found Walker lying in the eastbound lanes of West Sunrise. He was unconscious and had suffered severe head injuries, Fire Batallion Chief Stephen McInerny said.

McInerny said Walker was rushed to Broward General Hospital, where he died early Sunday afternoon.

Police had no details on the accident, including whether charges had been filed against the driver of the car that struck Walker.